Ogun woman flees after setting police officer husband ablaze

Tragedy struck in the Iperu area of Ogun State as Sarah Ayinde reportedly set her husband, Abidemi Ayinde, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, ablaze following a domestic dispute.

The shocking incident occurred on December 12, 2024, after what was initially described as a minor disagreement between the couple escalated dramatically.

According to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the conflict took a violent turn, leading to Sarah’s retaliatory act of setting her husband on fire.

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As of Sunday, Sarah Ayinde is on the run, with authorities intensifying efforts to locate and apprehend her. Meanwhile, investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.

The Source said, “There is an incident in Iperu. A police constabulary was set on fire by his wife. They argued, and the wife set him on fire. He is currently hospitalised.”

Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, Omolola Odutola, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the victim was hospitalised following the incident.

She narrated that efforts were underway to apprehend the wife.

“On December 12, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an attempted murder incident occurred in Iperu. Reports indicate that at No. 20 Igboore Street, Abidemi Ayinde, a male special constable with the police division, was set on fire by his wife, Sarah Ayinde, following a minor dispute.

“The victim was quickly taken to the Bolawatife Hospital for medical attention and is currently in a stable condition.

“The suspect, Sarah Ayinde, remains at large, and efforts are underway to apprehend her. The division’s crime branch is conducting further investigations into the matter,” Odutola said.

Recall that a similar incident happened in October 2019, when a policeman attached to the Highway Patrol Team of the Lagos State Police Command committed suicide after shooting his wife dead at the prison barracks on Awolowo Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.

Our correspondent gathered at the time that a fight broke out between the couple which led the policeman to shoot his wife dead with his gun.

After shooting his wife, it was learnt that the cop also shot himself dead.

PUNCH Metro correspondent who visited the area at the time of the incident gathered that the policeman and his wife were arguing about their marriage when the tragedy occurred.

(Punch)